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In 1931, Utah joined Six Companies Inc. to raise the surety required to bid for the Boulder (Hoover) Dam contract. One of the world’s largest dams, Hoover Dam was completed in 1936 at a cost of $49 million. These scrapbooks document through...

"A page of Boulder City views, showing some of the buildings erected by Six Companies Inc.
# 750 View of Dormitory #5. Eight similar dormitories
have been erected, each building housing 172 men in individual rooms. All buildings are...

"Work was being carried forward during November 1931 on both upper and lower faces of all Diversion Tunnels except Diversion Tunnel § 1, the inside tunnel on the Nevada side. Both upper and lower portals of this tunnel were started during...

"A page of views of Six Companies Inc. Recreation Hall in Boulder City. This building houses pool and billiard tables, soda fountain, lunch counter, barber shop, reading room and card tables, cigar and magazine counter, and is the social and...

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